diff --git a/package/matchbox/Config.in b/package/matchbox/Config.in
index ead26497a5..8d4ebc79f3 100644
--- a/package/matchbox/Config.in
+++ b/package/matchbox/Config.in
@@ -24,11 +24,13 @@ source "package/matchbox/matchbox-wm/Config.in"
 source "package/matchbox/matchbox-panel/Config.in"
 source "package/matchbox/matchbox-desktop/Config.in"
 source "package/matchbox/matchbox-common/Config.in"
+source "package/matchbox/matchbox-fakekey/Config.in"
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_MATCHBOX_KEYBOARD
 	bool "Matchbox Virtual Keyboard"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBXTST
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBXFT if !BR2_PACKAGE_CAIRO
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_MATCHBOX_FAKEKEY
 	help
 	  Virtual Keyboard
 
diff --git a/package/matchbox/matchbox-fakekey/Config.in b/package/matchbox/matchbox-fakekey/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..334f3a2a33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/matchbox/matchbox-fakekey/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_MATCHBOX_FAKEKEY
+	bool